NGC 55 is a Magellanic-type barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Sculptor. With an apparent magnitude of 7.87 and an apparent size of… Read More »NGC 55 (the String of Pearls Galaxy): A Sparkling Neighbour
The Hockey Stick Galaxy is a warped barred spiral galaxy located approximately 30 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs).… Read More »Hockey Stick Galaxy (NGC 4656/4657): A Warped Galactic Stick
The Whale Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located at an approximate distance of 30 million light years in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has… Read More »Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631)
The Great Diamond, or Diamond of Virgo, is a prominent spring asterism formed by the bright stars Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici constellation, Arcturus in Boötes, Spica in Virgo, and Denebola in Leo. The asterism shares the stars Arcturus and Spica with the Spring Triangle, an asterism formed by these two stars with Regulus, the brightest star in Leo.
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